Oleh Suk Explained

Oleh Suk
Alias:John
Birth Place:Ternopil, Ukrainian SSR, (now)
Birth Date:26 June 1965
Instrument:Bass guitar, acoustic guitar, synthesizer
Genre:Progressive rock, art rock, jazz
Occupation:Musician, songwriter
Years Active:1988–present
Associated Acts:Dead Rooster, Gorgisheli

Oleh Suk (Ukrainian: Олег Сук, born June 26, 1965, in Ternopil) is a Ukrainian rock musician, specializing in the bass guitar (although he also plays the acoustic guitar and the synthesizer).

Early creative steps

He began his artistic path at the Lviv Polytechnic with sound and the bass guitar experiments. Permanent searches led him to the popular Lviv jazz band Melodrome. As a result, he received prizes at the Crystal Lion jazz festival twice in a row in the late 80's. The musician founded the art-rock Catharsis. After collaboration with Ludwik Konopko the two formed a new band Tea Fan Club (TFC). TFC had establishes itself as the premier art-rock band, drawing such notable musicians to join them such as singer Oleksandr Ksenofontov and guitarist Vlad DeBriansky. The band finished its existence in 1993, and to this day it is considered as the most influential musical project in Ukraine, rising to the status of legendary. Shortly after the TFC Oleg creates a project Ulysses, joins Glass Bead Game and later the Dead Rooster (1992),[1] where he stays until now.

In 1995–1996 he organized the literary and musical jazz formation Lights of Big Cities with the writer Yuri Pokalchuk and the musician Yurko Duda.

In 2003 within its own project ... but time, as the river ... Oleh drew attention to the team with a specific philosophy – Black September, found a common music language and affined music tastes, he began to work with it.[2] The group received a second birth and a second name: Gorgisheli.

Personal projects

1995 – Project "IS". Trying to capture that period of the time in Lviv music (90's) Oleg enlisted about 50 artists. All music was written by John on the lyrics of the poets Bohdan Lepky, Bohdan-Ihor Antonych, Vasyl Pachovsky, Oleksandr Oles. In the audio album recording were involved the musicians and the bands who had been already well known at that time: Plach Yeremiyi and Taras Chubay, Mertvyi Piven, Tea Fan Club, 999, the guys from Braty Hadiukiny; debutants Okean Elzy, Lesya Herasymchuk and Royal rabbits, Pikkardiyska Tertsiya, Monuments of Architecture, and Ruslana.

2003 – ... but the time as a river .... The continuation of the "IS" project. Authors who were involved : Yuri Pokalchuk, Ihor Rymaruk, Kostya Moskalets. Some musical newcomers in 1995 (Okean Elzy, Pikkardiyska Tertsiya, Ruslana) are the real stars of the Ukrainian show-biz now. Other involved newcomers (Godo, Black September, Yurko Lavrin, Svitlana Kyrylchuk[3]) brought new life to the old compositions and performed new songs.

Discography

- bgcolor=#8B8682 ! ReleasedName of AlbumSinger or band - bgcolor=#CFCFCF 1993 Mistery Mirror - bgcolor=#CFCFCF 1994 Underground Zoo - bgcolor=#CFCFCF 1995 Live in Lviv - bgcolor=#CFCFCF 1995 NEBO-ROK'95. Terrific birthday - bgcolor=#CFCFCF 1995 IS personal project - bgcolor=#CFCFCF 1996 Il Testamento - bgcolor=#CFCFCF 1996 "ОH". Comedy ecstasy personal project - bgcolor=#CFCFCF 1997 City God Eros - bgcolor=#CFCFCF 1997 1989 – The Best – 1997 - bgcolor=#CFCFCF 1998 Shabadabada - bgcolor=#CFCFCF 1998 They say Lights of Big Cities - bgcolor=#CFCFCF 2000 Stand up and leave Viktor Morozov та The Fourth Corner - bgcolor=#CFCFCF 2002 Poplar Lights of Big Cities - bgcolor=#CFCFCF 2003 ...but the time as a river... personal project - bgcolor=#CFCFCF 2003 Aphrodisiac - bgcolor=#CFCFCF 2003 Traveling the country Bass Vsevolod Dyachyshyn - bgcolor=#CFCFCF 2004 Dead Rooster. Mp-3 Collection on two discs - bgcolor=#CFCFCF 2005 Rock legends of Ukraine. Ukrainian Collection. Dead Rooster - bgcolor=#CFCFCF 2006 Songs for the Dead Rooster - bgcolor=#CFCFCF 2006 Amore - bgcolor=#CFCFCF 2008 Criminal Sonnets - bgcolor=#CFCFCF 2006 Chosen by people - bgcolor=#CFCFCF 2008 Army of Light Viktor Morozov та The Fourth Corner - bgcolor=#CFCFCF 2009 Live - bgcolor=#CFCFCF 2009 Made in UA - bgcolor=#CFCFCF 2010 Rombambar

Notes and References

  1. http://deadrooster.org.ua/tags/sumnopediya History of «Dead Rooster»
  2. http://zik.com.ua/ua/news/2005/02/18/791 Oleg (John) Sook: Inspiration falls on me from heaven, with buildings, and even go from the ground
  3. http://www.dzyga.com.ua/E/interv_01/konser.htm By Decade "Dzyga" (DDD) "IS": The project, which was, is and will be!!!